Example sentences of "not [be] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which may or may not be a kind of madness . |
| 2 | It should not be a question of making do with what we have but a question of what we should have . |
| 3 | One wonders , indeed , if the raucous atmosphere of other grounds would not be a relief to Thomond Park kickers . |
| 4 | It may not be a case of capacity or no capacity . |
| 5 | A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages . |
| 6 | This was also in the field of contempt of court and the rule which had been evolved was that Form N78 ( Notice to show cause why there should not be a committal to prison ) had to be signed by ‘ the proper officer ’ of the county court and that unless this was done , it was an invalid notice . |
| 7 | Thirdly , just because preferences are subjective , it does not follow that there will not be a degree of consensus about them . |
| 8 | Does the Secretary of State accept that there has not been , is not and will not be a majority in Scotland for the Trident missile system and that , ultimately , its deployment will depend on the consent not of the Westminster Parliament but of the Scottish people , and it will not be forthcoming ? |
| 9 | But he can not be a chief of staff ; no president can run the risk of seeming to hand the reins of government over to his Number Two . |
| 10 | This example suggests that having such a membership should not be a pre-requisite of representativeness , but it may be a relevant factor to take into account . |
| 11 | It should not be a shock to others either , for this is an action replay of Gower versus Stewart , the clash of cavalier and roundhead , flair and commitment . |
| 12 | There can not be a taxonomy without differentiation into more than one sub-species : the creation of one sub-division presupposes the existence of at least one other . |
| 13 | ‘ That might not be a bit of harm ! ’ they smiled back . |
| 14 | Thus the early killing age at Walton need not be a reflection of success in animal husbandry . |
| 15 | Winning the three-year-old stayers ' race on Star Lord ( 2.30 ) should not be a problem for Roberts but the price will be cramped . |
| 16 | So it may not be a problem with room bookings it 's probably a problem with Jo . |
| 17 | Alexander seems to have shared this insouciant attitude to the economic problem , arguing at one stage that there should not be a problem of competition for manpower between civilian and military uses as ‘ a slight increase in productivity ’ would solve the manpower gap . |
| 18 | This will not be a service of repetition or speculation . |
| 19 | This will not be a service of repetition or speculation . |
| 20 | The Labour movement might not be a home for lesbians and gays , but it was certainly no longer enemy territory . |
| 21 | Labour , which says it will create a Greater London Authority to fill the hole left by the ‘ spiteful ’ destruction of the GLC , promises the new body will not be a re-creation of Mr Livingstone 's power-base , but a leaner , hungrier outfit . |
| 22 | It can not be a lack of expertise , given the framework . |
| 23 | The new category of licence would not be treated as a Part IV Licence except that the question of there already being sufficient licensed premises in the area would not be a factor for consideration in an application for a cafe-style licence . |
| 24 | He is clear , I think , that there would not be a Secretary of State for Scotland , but that is not the Labour party 's view . |
| 25 | I had hoped that the hon. Gentleman was going to say whether he was in favour of the Liberal Democrats ' position that there should not be a Secretary of State and on Labour 's position that there should be . |
| 26 | Councillors want an assurance that RAF Valley will not be a casualty of defence review cuts . |
| 27 | A disposition can not be a transfer of value if , broadly , it was made without the intention of conferring any gratuitous benefits ( s10(1) ) . |
| 28 | A disposition is a very wide term and for instance a transfer out of assets by trustees to a tenant for life although it would not be a transfer of value would nevertheless be a disposition . |
| 29 | Survival figures indicate that age alone should not be a bar to specialist referral or treatment . |
| 30 | So that poverty should not be a bar to membership , the original subscriptions of 2s 6d p.a. " for gentlemen and honorary members and 1s for ladies " was reduced to a minimum of 1s in 1913 . |